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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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